Representation of Artists By Xavi Perkiss Bastille Bastille

Representation of Artists By Xavi Perkiss

Bastille • Bastille are represented by the media as an indie pop band that want to be authentic and they do not want to be represented in a negative way. They are a serious group and like to represent themselves as dedicated, honest and professional artists. The stereotypical Pop artist would be very sexually based and they won`t be very serious about themselves also some modern artists don’t even write there own music which bastille pride themselves on doing.

Bruno Mars • Bruno Mars is an R&B, Funk, Pop and Soul artist. He represents himself as a cool, sophisticated and trendy artist that prides himself on looking the best and trying to please girls as seen in some of the songs that he sings. Bruno Mars is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and choreographer. Many of his hits has over 100 million views on You. Tube with his hit song Uptown Funk hitting 2 Billion views which is the 4 th most viewed video of all time and the song is 9 Million views away from the top most viewed You. Tube video which is Gangnam Style.

Imagine Dragons • Imagine Dragons is an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. They have a confident, cool and smart persona as seen in the picture above. Radioactive there hit single was such a big hit for the band that it spent 87 weeks on the Hot 100 charts which is the longest charting billboard single ever, beating Jason Mraz’s record by 11 weeks. The song was also the number one rock song and number one alternative song of 2013. the Longest Charting Billboard Single Ever. Imagine Dragons blew up in 2013. They represent themselves as a smart but indie pop/rock band that likes to set there own musical trends.

Maroon 5 • Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band that originated in Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, lead guitarist James Valentine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, bassist Mickey Madden, drummer Matt Flynn, and keyboardist PJ Morton. They represent themselves as a down to earth pop and soul band that pride themselves on making a connection with their fans from their music. Many people like Maroon 5 because of the meaning of their songs and most people can relate to their music.

Ellie Goulding • Ellie Goulding like many other female pop artists are very sexually orientated and they come across as sexy, flirty and confident about there sexually and some of Ellie Goulding traits are different to this stereotype because she can come across as quite shy and timid in her earlier stages of singing but nowadays she has become more sexually based and she even wrote a song for 50 shades of grey which is a very sexually orientated film. She is a songwriter that is a hit in many different countries. Linking back to the 50 shades of grey song that song was Ellie Goulding`s top song and she was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance with that song.